PHIL 2500 Lecture Notes - Bell Hooks, Maternalism, Nuclear Family

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Political intersectionality-messages and ideological- politics also categorization conflict women of colour experience. In terms of racism and sexism work against women of colour. In activist circles- white feminists with sexism, men of colour in racism- their voices are valued more. Hiearchy: (not meantioned by crenshaw, but is potentially a way of thinking about race/sex power hierarchy) White women and coloured men are both oppressed and oppressors. Arguably men of colour have more power than white women depending on your perspective or the context. The stupid theory of equality- brison uses mickinneon"s term- when measures for sexual or gender equality are actually oppressive. More oppressing, rather than alleviating harm- administration on campus wouldn"t rape prevention policies for women, disallowed rape prevention policies because they didn"t include men. Classes on rape prevention- for brison, they are short term maybe, but it"s practical. Ruddick and hook"s perspectives on child rearing (related to lectures on opting out, women"s work)

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